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The Gamers Lounge Podcast Episode 157: "Synthetic Fish Bladder"

What are you playing?

Nathanael - Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (PC), Forza Horizon 4 (PC)

John - Mark of the Ninja (NS), Chasm (NS)

Matt - Pattycake (IRL); Overwatch (PC); D&D (Table); Dinosaur Island (Table); Destiny (PC), Terraria (PC);

Robert - Mario Party (NS)

News

Switch 2.0 Coming Next Year?

https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/10/04/new-version-of-nintendo-switch-reportedly-planned-for-2019

PSN Name Changes Coming Soon

https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/10/10/psn-name-changes-are-coming-but-there-are-some-issues

Microsoft Buying Obsidian

https://kotaku.com/sources-microsoft-is-close-to-buying-obsidian-1829614135?utm_campaign=Socialflow_Kotaku_Twitter&utm_source=Kotaku_Twitter&utm_medium=Socialflow

Skybound to Complete The Walking Dead Final Season

https://variety.com/2018/gaming/news/skybound-telltale-the-walking-dead-1202971245/

West Virginia Tourism and Bethesda Form a Partnership

https://wvtourism.com/fallout76/

Anything Else

Indie titles on Switch have sold well, very well. Most times better on Switch than any other platform. Why? Is Nintendo the new home for indie games? Is PS4/XB1 more for blockbuster games?

https://www.resetera.com/threads/how-are-indie-games-actually-performing-on-switch-sales-reports-so-far.64916/

Microsoft’s xCloud service streams Xbox games to PCs, consoles, and mobile devices

https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/8/17950878/microsoft-xcloud-game-streaming-xbox-games-features


Closing

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